Top 25 Gator teams: #23 1993 Men's Golf

The Gators followed up a win in the SEC Tournament by rallying from a two-shot deficit with two holes to go on to win the NCAA Tournament in Lexington, Ky.

By Robbie AndreuStaff writer

Record: Four tournament wins, including the SEC and NCAA tournaments.The stars: Chris Couch was a high school legend in Florida (Coral Springs) who went on to become one of the SEC's top players. Miami transfer Guy Hill played a key role in the Gators becoming a championship team. Future PGA Tour pro Brian Gay was another big-time player on a very balanced UF team.What they did: The Gators followed up a win in the SEC Tournament by rallying from a two-shot deficit with two holes to go on to win the NCAA Tournament in Lexington, Ky. UF had a 7-under total of 1,145 to edge Georgia Tech and David Duval by one shot. Hill was third in the tournament with a 1-under 287, while Couch finished in a tie for seventh with an even-par 288.Big moment: Couch had a 4-foot par putt on the 18th hole to win the NCAA title for the Gators. After standing over the putt for more than a minute, gripping and re-gripping his putter, Couch finally stroked the ball into the hole. Afterward, he told UF coach Buddy Alexander he was so nervous he didn't know if he could get his putter back.Fun fact: In the NCAA Tournament, UF was the only contending team to par the two most difficult holes on the course. And that was the difference.Quote: "It was a really special year. The best part about it was everybody contributed. To this day, I've never felt that much pressure in my life as I did on that last putt (to win the national championship). That's when golf really became a team sport for me. We were really good buddies, and we still are today. That's something we'll be telling our grandchildren about one day." — Chris Couch